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SnowGhost
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Joined: 09/09/2010
Location: Australia
Posts: 16

Posted: 12:26am 18 Aug 2011

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Do you have batteries? Because you can't predict what sort of power you will get with a turbine. Most of the time you'll probably (and this is a guess) only get 200w and some time zero watts.

I assume that currently you come home, think "Crap, it's dark" and go fire the generator up and sit being pummeled by photons. Then when you're sick of the photons you stop the generator.

That won't work with wind.

Rastus

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Joined: 29/10/2010
Location: Australia
Posts: 301

Posted: 01:22pm 18 Aug 2011

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Hi SnowGhost,
I don't have any good battery's yet.I don't have high exspectations for the mill output,so doubt I'll be disappointed.You've sort of got the picture.I would fire the gen up,but I don't like being pummelled by the decibells.Years back I use kero lanterns,then bottle gas lights,but they play up with my worsening asthma.So I use a large torch on the floor in the middle of the room,the light reflects of the ceiling providing diffused light in the room.It works out $1hr.Very romantic if you like that sort of thing!The only time the gen runs is for visiters,for a shower or to do some welding.The old DC welder has had it's day,it was made from the front half of an Austin '50's with an aircraft gen.Sounds like Pah Kettle doesn't it.Cheers Rastus

see Rastus graduate advise generously

Marcus20VT
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Joined: 02/09/2008
Location: Wales
Posts: 49

Posted: 12:00pm 23 Aug 2011

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.......So anyone with reccomendations for small manufactured turbines?
What about the Proven 7, The Raum 1.5 or the FuturEnergy 1KW - anyone with experiences or opinions on these or others??

Thanks

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